Luxottica Group Issues Financial Calendar for FY 2009

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX) , a global leader in eyewear, issued today the following financial calendar for fiscal year 2009:

    Board of Directors

    Thursday,       Consolidated net sales for the twelve-month period ended
     February 5      December 31, 2008
    Thursday,       Consolidated results for the fourth quarter of 2008;
     March 12        statutory and consolidated financial statements for
                     fiscal year 2008
    Thursday,       Consolidated results for the three-month period ended
     May 7           March 31, 2009
    Thursday,       Consolidated results for the six-month period ended
     July 30         June 30, 2009
    Thursday,       Consolidated results for the nine-month period ended
     October 29      September 30, 2009

After each of the above meetings of the Group's Board of Directors, Luxottica will issue a press release and hold an investor conference call and webcast to present results for the relevant period(s) to the financial community.

    Shareholders' Meetings

    Wednesday,      Approval of statutory and consolidated financial
     April  29       statements for fiscal year 2008 and appointment of
                     Board of Directors [first call]
    Thursday,       Approval of statutory and consolidated financial
     April 30        statements for fiscal year 2008 and appointment of
                     Board of Directors [second call]

In May 2009, Luxottica will pay a dividend for fiscal year 2008 to holders of ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Luxottica Group does not expect to pay an interim dividend.

Any change to the above calendar will be broadly communicated.

About Luxottica Group S.p.A.

Luxottica Group is a global leader in premium fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, with over 6,200 optical and sun retail stores in North America, Asia-Pacific, China, South Africa and Europe and a strong and well balanced brand portfolio. Luxottica's key house brands include Ray-Ban, the best known sun eyewear brand in the world, Oakley, Oliver Peoples, Vogue, Persol, Arnette and REVO, while license brands include Bvlgari, Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany and Versace. In addition to a global wholesale network covering 130 countries, the Group manages leading retail brands such as LensCrafters, Pearle Vision and ILORI in North America, OPSM and Laubman & Pank in Australasia, and Sunglass Hut globally. The Group's products are designed and manufactured in six Italy-based manufacturing plants and in two wholly-owned plants in China. In 2007, Luxottica Group posted consolidated net sales of euro 5 billion. Additional information on the Group is available at www.luxottica.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those which are anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability to successfully integrate Oakley's operations, the ability to realize expected synergies from the merger with Oakley, the ability to successfully introduce and market new products, the ability to maintain an efficient distribution network, the ability to manage the effect of the poor current global economic conditions on our business and predict future economic conditions and changes in consumer preferences, the ability to achieve and manage growth, the ability to negotiate and maintain favorable license arrangements, the availability of correction alternatives to prescription eyeglasses, fluctuations in exchange rates, the ability to effectively integrate other recently acquired businesses, as well as other political, economic and technological factors and other risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update them.